Top soccer players who once competed in 35 games a year a few decades ago now could play as many as 80, said Michel D'Hooghe, medical chief for soccer's ruling organization. Medical experts have said 35 to 40 games is the medical threshold for a healthy athlete.

Soccer: Juventus star Zinedine Zidane was suspended for five games for head-butting an opponent during a Champions League game.

The French midfielder was ejected for a second straight Champions League game on Tuesday during Juventus' 3-1 home loss to Hamburg of Germany.

Zidanewas FIFA's world player of the year in 1998 after leading France to the World Cup title.

- The team office of Christoph Daum was searched Friday as part of an investigation of the fired soccer coach. Daum has been dropped as Germany's designated national coach and lost his club job with Bayer Leverkusen.

Daum is under investigation by authorities for suspicion of possessing drugs. His team says he is now in Naples, Fla.

Leverkusen officials said the coach insisted he was innocent of using drugs and that he was a victim of a conspiracy.

Daum had tested positive in a hair analysis following weeks of rumors of heavy cocaine use.